Talk:Boyhood (2014 film)

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As far as I can see, "Boyhood" didn't win the Golden Bear of the Berlin International Film Festival 2014, but the Silver Bear for Best Director. Since I am new here, I won't change this immediately, but will leave it to the senior wikipedians. 2A02:908:DF50:A4E0:61EA:B91E:4047:8494 (talk) 14:14, 24 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Documenary?

Will this be a documentary? Or will it just be the same actor, just growing up? → C Teng ^[talk] 21:10, 27 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No, it's a fictional film about a fictional characters played by actors and focuses on the boy (the same actor) growing up. But in short, its just another drama (possible coming of age film) about a child except this time they don't replace the actor Charlr6 (talk) 21:29, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Plot too short and references at the end of the plot section aren't very useful

The plot section of the article is very short and could well be extended (by someone who saw the movie). As it reads it's more like a little ad and doesn't explain what the boy really encounters. Also the two references at the end of the plot section are silly, they are articles written before the movie was finished and do not tell much about the plot. I would improve this section but I feel not confident enough. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.76.223.2 (talk) 13:09, 17 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"Epic" movie?

I'm a bit concerned about the description of Boyhood as an epic drama film. Does it really follow any of the characteristics set forth by the epic film genre? The fact that it was filmed over twelve years, in my opinion, doesn't really make it epic. Additionally, the film's screenplay has a primary focus on common day human dialogues and the everyday of a growing child. Does it really count as an "epic" film? I'm not there. Message me! 04:25, 20 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. An "epic" is about the fate of a nation or a people.173.73.123.146 (talk) 03:09, 25 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Plot

I was about to cut it down but decided to come on here first and discuss.

Firstly, the plot is too long, and needs cutting down and has a lot of unimportant information, and is also written more like a story than the usual film plots. Would anyone be willing to cut it down, or the original editor who wrote it? Because it is over-long, and over the Wiki standard length for a plot for a film. If not, I will cut it down.Charlr6 (talk) 11:00, 27 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I endorse cutting it down. Per WP:FILMPLOT, it should be between 400 and 700 words. Erik (talk | contrib) ^{(ping me)} 15:16, 27 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Reducing it would be an interesting idea, because it is indeed very long, and follows a weird formatting, divided into a lot of paragraphs. I'm not there. Message me! 19:28, 27 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I've cut some of it down. It still needs more work done and tidying up. Charlr6 (talk) 10:53, 28 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I've cut the plot down to 778 characters, from what was 1435. Charlr6 (talk) 16:16, 29 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I've had to cut down the plot once again as it went almost over 100 words since I edited it last. I've cut it down again and it is 826 words. Feel free to cut down only, not add any more because per WP:FILMPLOT, it should be between 400 and 700 words Charlr6 (talk) 17:32, 2 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Cast?

Is there a reason that only the 4 main characters are on here? Can we put the supporting cast members on there too? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mussobrennon (talk • contribs) 01:35, 4 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, you can, such as characters already mentioned in the plot but not in cast list. Charlr6 (talk) 11:47, 4 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]